Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 27 Wilderness and Cognition

Loren shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

Then, he began to take out his personal items from the talent space inside his body and piled them up naturally in a place.

Finally, Loren took out the magic crystal terminal, checked the network status, and found that the signal was actually quite good.

"really interesting."

"Signal is available across multiple dimensions, but in buffer zones and wilderness areas, not only is the signal weak, but terminal damage is also more likely?"

Loren grew increasingly curious about what exactly happened during the Great Schism of that year.

He suspected that the lower planes, namely the bottomless abyss, should all have signals from the magic crystal network.

After all, even the Flame Lord, the demigod-level fire demon Alice Kandar, could encapsulate and upload his magical understanding to the internet.

There's no reason why there shouldn't be internet there.

But even though they were both on the same material plane, in the wilderness between cities, he remembered that there was no signal?!
Even when crossing the borders between cities, the Magic Train has to operate with protective gear.

Is this reasonable?

This doesn't seem right, does it?

If Loren's understanding of the wilderness used to be limited to a dangerous land...

Now that he has actually left the city once and gained a small demiplane life, Loren's understanding of the wilderness has become even more blurred.

Perhaps this is not just a geographical distinction or a political division?
Was the Great Division of the Federation the cause of the birth of the Wilderness, or was the Wilderness, in turn, the birth of the Wilderness, the cause of that Great Division?
The more Loren thought about it, the more something seemed off.

After all, the Wilderness is one of the few things that isn't even recorded in the Dragon Legacy, yet it truly affects the entire world of Elren.

"Like an elephant in a room, clearly visible to everyone, yet everyone ignores the elephant..."

Loren felt increasingly uneasy.

He began using the magic crystal network to conduct a limited search, and soon he determined it.

Aside from some basic knowledge, the vast Magic Crystal Network has very little information about the wilderness!

"It's as if it's been erased from people's collective unconscious; everyone has a basic understanding of it, but no one explores it further..."

Even as the most arrogant and fiery red dragon, Loren felt a chill at this moment.

He guessed there was a reason why he was suddenly able to realize this at this moment.

Firstly, it's likely that the effects of the illusion or psychological cognitive barrier have been weakened since I'm now in a demiplane.

Secondly, his intelligence or mental strength is quite good; after all, he learns magic quite quickly.

In addition to the dual-soul fusion effect brought about by the transmigration, his resistance is much stronger than that of others.

"Even so, I subconsciously ignored the unusual nature of the wilderness."

"If I hadn't recently passed through the wilderness and needed to go to the buffer zone, I wouldn't have been aware of any of this."

Loren thought to himself with a hint of helplessness.

A rare sense of powerlessness fueled his yearning for a higher level of power.

After all, anyone who suddenly wakes up and sees an elephant standing in the room would find it absurd.

How could I possibly overlook something so big?
After thinking it over, in order to prevent myself from subconsciously forgetting what I had learned about the wilderness after I went out, I decided to stop myself from doing so.

Loren wrote it down with pen and paper and tucked it into his study notes.

As long as he continues to attend online classes and study magic, he will definitely see it and realize it. Considering that doing so might not be appropriate, Loren left another note in the bedroom of the cabin.

He also wrote a note reminding himself to check on the bedroom after returning to the cabin and tucked it into the book.

With this assurance in place, Loren breathed a sigh of relief and began to calm himself down.

Originally, after placing the items, Loren planned to head to the buffer zone to seize the magic crystal mine.

But now Loren feels that he should train his abilities a bit more before going.

Sharpening a knife does not stop chopping firewood.

Loren took out the four left rings he had obtained from the patrol station, put them on his wrists and feet in turn, and set all the pointers to the fourth position.

With a buzzing sound, the anti-magic handcuffs released powerful repulsive forces that surged into Loren's body.

The magical power that had been flowing within Loren's body instantly slowed down, like a river encountering dams, being diverted, intercepted, and blocked.

If Loren were a human, or a humanoid mage, he would be almost completely unable to cast spells in this situation.

But Loren is not human; his human form is merely a product of shapeshifting.

As naturally magical beings, dragons can circulate magic in any part of their bodies. However, the net formed by this repulsive force slows down the flow of magic and makes them more prone to errors.

Even so, casting spells and chanting incantations became troublesome for Loren, but fortunately, this was the trouble he wanted.

He began practicing from the most basic magic tricks. The spells that were originally so precise began to make frequent mistakes, but Loren was not worried and just kept practicing.

During practice, the magical power that had just been transferred from the magic crystal to Loren's body through digestion and absorption that morning became tamed and integrated through repeated setbacks and difficult spellcasting.

After practicing for two hours, Loren stopped and removed the four left rings one by one.

It's not that he doesn't want to practice anymore, it's just that this thing is out of energy.

Normal mages cannot cast spells after wearing anti-magic handcuffs, and naturally cannot break through the repulsive net formed by the anti-magic handcuffs.

Therefore, eight hours is entirely for maintenance and use.

This absolutely does not include people like Loren who use this thing as a tool to practice spellcasting.

Inside the cabin, Loren found a corner where he could charge the rings, placed the four left rings there, and began charging them.

The entire treehouse was clearly powered by a high-quality magic crystal of unknown size.

Otherwise, a treehouse that is not opened for a long time would not maintain this environmental condition.

That thing should be the most valuable product in the entire demiplane, apart from the demiplane itself.

Unfortunately, it can't be found, and it can't be dug up.

"Next, let's prepare to depart for the buffer zone."

Loren's expression hardened. Even though his understanding of the wilderness had deepened, he still couldn't let go of the small magic crystal mine in the buffer zone.

Putting aside the Five-Colored Dragon's fine traditions, knowing about a certain treasure is tantamount to him already being labeled with my name.

If I don't use it for a day, I feel itchy all over.

Even with the knowledge he possesses now, he cannot stop.

He wants to, and must, become stronger.

Only in this way can one survive in this world that seems alright but is actually full of mysteries.

(End of this chapter)